Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Title
Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Image: 36.5 x 12.1 cm (14 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YB427/[Japanese Characters].Red square stamp/seal on reverse, bottom left.
Poem:
Konna* na yo ga/mata mo arô ka/tsuki ni kariWill it come again--/another night like this one?/Wild geese and the moon
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Fukuju; publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Shôeidô han) Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.227.1 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Related Objects
Related Objects
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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